Is the Philippines air force prepared? FA-50 fatal crash raises questions

Is the Philippines air force prepared? FA-50 fatal crash raises questions

The grounding of the remaining FA-50 jets has raised concerns about airspace vulnerability and prompted calls for quicker military modernisation.

Ill-fated FA-50 jet fighter: Its 'black box' recovered, says PAF

MANILA, Philippines – The “black box” or flight data recorder of the ill-fated FA-50PH jet fighter with tail number 002 has been recovered, the Philippine Air Force (PAF) announced on Thursday. “It will be brought to experts and what we are going to find there are the usual flight data, the altitude, the airspeed, all the other things,” PAF spokesperson Col. Ma. Consuelo Castillo said during an interview with reporters. READ: Senator urges gov’t…

Pics: Remains of 2 pilots, fighter jet found in the Philippines

The Philippine Air Force announced on Wednesday that the wreckage of an FA-50 fighter jet and the bodies of two pilots were discovered in a mountainous region following a recent crash during a mission that targeted communist guerrilla fighters. In a statement released by the Philippine Air Force, Philippine officials confirmed that the FA-50 aircraft that had been reported missing was “located by ground troops in the vicinity of the Mt. Kalatung…

One of the two pilots who died after the FA-50 fighter jet they were flying crashed in Bukidnon was scheduled to get married on March 15.

'Til we meet again': One of pilots of wrecked PAF fighter jet set to marry in March

First Lieutenant April John Dadulla, one of the pilots of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) fighter jet that crashed near Mount Kalatungan, was supposed to get married to a fellow pilot this month. The airman was one of the pilots of the FA-50PH fighter jet that crashed in Bukidnon province after it was declared missing on […] The post ‘Til we meet again’: One of pilots of wrecked PAF fighter jet set to marry in March appeared first on Interaksyon.

Ill-fated FA-50PH jet fighter's 'black box' recovered

By Priam Nepomuceno PREPARING FOR TAKE-OFF. An FA-50PH jet fighter prepares to take off in an undisclosed location in the country in this undated photo. The Philippine Air Force (PAF) on Thursday (March 6, 2025) announced that the”black box” or flight data recorder of a similar aircraft that crashed in Bukidnon has been recovered. (PNA file photo) MANILA – The “black box” or flight data recorder of the ill-fated FA-50PH jet fighter with tail num…